"___ it ain't so!"

The answer

SAY

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SAY answer page.

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SAY

Every other clue in this collection answered by SAY, most used first.

• Utter - used 258 times, most recently in 2026
• For example - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
• Put into words - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
• For instance - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Verbalize - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Declare - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• "By the way ..." - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Pronounce - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• "Come to think of it ..." - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
• Articulate - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• State - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Opinion - used 20 times, most recently in 2020
• Two cents' worth - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Express - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Speak - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Authority - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Come out with - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Vocalize - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Two cents worth - used 12 times, most recently in 2014
• "You don't ___!" - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Chance to speak - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Recite - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Utter aloud - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Approximately - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Blurt out - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• "O __, can you see . . ." - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Remark - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Utter out loud - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ cheese!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Give voice to - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• "Here's a thought ..." - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "Here's an idea ..." - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Perhaps - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Second word of "The Star-Spangled Banner" - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Surprised exclamation. - used 7 times, most recently in 1968
• "___ what?" - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Enunciate - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• "Needless to __ . . ." - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Right to decide - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Right to speak. - used 6 times, most recently in 2004

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• "Ain't ___ Sweet" - SHE, used 29 times
• "You ain't seen nothin' ___!" - YET, used 19 times
• "You Ain't Seen Nothing ___" - YET, used 12 times
• "Ain't gonna happen" - NAH, used 9 times
• "It Ain't Over ___ It's Over" - TIL, used 8 times
• "Ain't Too Proud to ___" (Temptations hit) - BEG, used 7 times

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